Windmill



(No Model.)

J. S. MEYER.

WINDMILL.

Patented Nov. 28, 1882l j.. W W

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB S. MEYER, OF BLOOMVILLE, OHIO.

WINDMILL.

SPECIFIC'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,262, datedNovember 28, 1882.

- Application filed July 6, 1882.' (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAooB S. MEYER., acitizenof the United States of America, residing at Bloomville, in the countyof Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Windmills, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in windmills; and itconsists in certain new and improved combinations and arrangements ofparts, as more fully hreinafter set forth, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improvedwindmill. Fig. 2 represents a partial front view of the upper part ofthe same; and Fig. 3 represents a detached view of the turn-table andits attachments, partly in side elevation and partly in section; andFig. 4 is a detached view of a portion of the wind-wheel.

The letters A A indicate the supportingtimbers of the mill, upon the topof which is mountedasupporting-plate,B. Thesaidplate is formed on itstop with a beveled supporting-seat, O, for a ring, to be hereinaftermore particularly explained. The supporting-timbers have attached tothem the cross-pieces vD, which are provided with four screw-bolts,

E, and nuts F, the bolts supporting a central ring, G, into which setsthe lower end of a gas-pipe or other tube, H, which is shouldered at H',so as -to rest upon the ring G, and is provided at its lower end .with ascreW-nut, I, by

which it may be heldin place. These'screwbolts F and nuts E are for thepurpose of adjusting the ring G and the tubeH to a Vertical positionwhen the standards or frame-timbers are set up, or Whenever the tube Hmay be altered irom its proper position from any cause. I am not awarethat such adjustment has ever heretofore been used in windmills. Thesaid tube extends upward through the center ot the plate B, and to it issecured a turn-table, which rests upon a ring, K,seated upon the seat O,as indicated. The ring is provided with a slotted projection, L, inwhich is pivoted the arm of a vane, L', so as to permit the vane to bemoved up and down. The turn-table is provided with upright standards M,having ways N, between which is adapted to travel a Vertical slide, O,which is bored longitudinally, and is provided with a gas-pi pe or othertube, P, fianged at both ends to permit the turn-table to moveindependently of the pump-rod` The letter R indicates a horizontalshaftjournaled in a bearing, S, which shaft has secured to the forwardend the skeleton T of the wind-wheel. The said skeleton is formed withtwo rings, UV, which are slottcd obliquely, as shown, for the receptionof the vanes of the wheel. These are set in the slots, and are securedby upsetting the metal upon them by a suitable tool. The rear end of theshaft is provided with a disk, W, having a wrist-pin, X, to which ispivoted one end of a pitman, Y, the other end of which is pivoted to apin on the Vertical slide before mentioned. The vane L' has secured toit a cord, Z, which extends to a pulley, A', rigidly secured to thehorizontal arm B' by a standard, G', attached to the turn-table. Thesaid pulley acts to wind the cord when the vane is exposedto a storm andraise the vane out of the wind. To the arm of the vane is secured oneend of a rope, D', which passes underapulley, E', journaied in aswiveled block, F', on the arm G', secured to the turn-table. The cordthen passes over a pulley in a swiveled block, H', attaohed to thestandard-arm B', and thence down through the tubular sections of themill below, in order to permit the vane to be drawn back away from thewind when desired.

The operation of my invention will be obvious from the abovedescription.

Having thus fully desoribed my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- l. In combination with thesupporting-timbers and the cross-pieces, the adjusting sorewbolts andnuts, and the supporting-ring and Vertical tube resting upon and securedtherein, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with the supporting-plate and its conical seat, thering and its slotted extension, and the vane-arm pivoted therein,substantially asspecified.

3. In combination with thesupporting plate and ring, the turn-table andits standards, the reciprocating hollow slide, and inclosed tube flangedat both ends, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

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4. In combination with the vane and supthe disk and its wrist-pin, andthe pitman con- `portin-rng, the ropepassing overpulleys and nectingwith the Vertical slide, the whole ardown through the tubular Sectionsof the mill, ran ged to operate suhstantially in the manner the cord Z,and braoket-arm B', whereby' the specified. 15 5 vane is raised as thewind-wheel is defieeted, In testimony whereof I affix my signature insubstantially as and for the purposes set forth. presenee of twowitnesses.

5. The wind-Wheel skeleton provided with f two rings slotted obliquely,and having two JACOB S' MEYER' vanes seoured in said slots by upsettingthe [o metal upon them, substantially as speeified.

6. In combination with the wind-wheelshaft,

Vitnesses:

J. D. WILsEY, J. R. WILSON.

